Long week end in Langhe and Monferrato

A food and wine indulging week end experience

4 DAYS/3 NIGHTSPROGRAM

DAY 1 (Thursday)Arrival at Milano Malpensa in the early afternoon.
Transfer to La Morra for check-in in the selected accommodation facility.
Welcome aperitivo at the accommodation and dinner in a characteristic restaurant in the village.
Overnight stay.

The old walls of La Morra at sunset, view from Via Roma

DAY 2 (Friday)After breakfast, visit to a traditional flour and corn mill in La Morra.
Discover the amazing castle of Grinzane Cavour, one of the symbols of Langhe hills, visit of the museum and the shop.
Visit of the village and castle of Serralunga d’Alba, lunch in this village in an elegant restaurant.
Visit of the village and castle of Barolo, including the wine museum.
Dinner in a 1* Michelin star rated restaurant.
Overnight stay in La Morra.

Castle of Serralunga d’Alba

DAY 3 (Saturday)After breakfast, departure to discover the elegant city of Alba and its famous Saturday market. Lunch in the easy ‘piola’ (traditional trattoria) of a 3* Michelin rated world famous chef.
In the afternoon, transfer to Canelli and visit of the ‘undergrounds cathedrals’, old underground wine cellars which are inscribed as a world heritage site. Spumante sparkling wine degustation.
Dinner in a characteristic restaurant in La Morra.
Overnight stay in La Morra.

The underground spumante cellar in Canelli

DAY 4 (Sunday)After breakfast, check out and departure to discover the secret paths in the forests with a truffle hunter and his dogs.
Wine tasting in a well-known family-run wine cellar producing Barolo, Barbaresco, Barbera and a lot more, followed by a lunch with a breathtaking view over the Barolo hills.
In the afternoon departure for the airport of Milano Malpensa and drop off.

Ssst… don’t wake up the Barolo!

COSTS:

€ 1495 per person.
If your reservation and payment is fully received 60 days prior to departure day, you are entitled to a 10% discount (€ 1345)

INCLUDING:

3 overnight stays in a 2-persons room in selected country and charming accommodation facilities, breakfast with local products included

1 truffle hunting walk with an experienced trifulau and his dogs

2 wine tastings

All lunches and dinners, including 3 glasses of wine at each meal, water and coffee or thee

Visit of a traditional mill

Visit of a grocery market

All transportation from and to Milano Malpensa and around the area

All entrance fees to museums, castles etc.

All coffee and aperitivo breaks during the day

Any item not stated in the program is not included

All insurances are at your own expenses

DATE IN 2019:

From Thursday 5 September to Sunday 8 September
From Thursday 19 September to Sunday 22 September
From Thursday 3 October to Sunday 6 October
From Thursday 17 October to Sunday 20 October
From Thursday 31 October to Sunday 3 November
From Thursday 14 November to Sunday 17 November

If we don’t reach a minimum of 8 persons, we’ll cancel the trip and offer you full refund and/or a new departure date.
If you arrange a group of minimum 8 persons, we can offer you a special departure date according to your needs.

We can assist you in booking your flight to Milan Malpensa

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About us

We are Italian. We are food and wine lovers, but also teachers.
We want to transmit to you our passion for real Italian food and wine.
We are going to take you to a wonderful place in Italy to discover beautiful people truly passionate about the food and the wine they make.